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Miami Heat at Cleveland Cavaliers Preview & Picks
Miami Heat at Cleveland Cavaliers Preview & Picks
Miami are tipped to cover as an underdog in the opening game of this series.
The Heat have been a reliable spread bet over the past several weeks and the Cavaliers could have some rustiness having not played a game that matters for a while.
- Miami Heat are 13-3-0 ATS in their previous 16 games
- Miami Heat are 10-3-0 ATS in their last 13 games as a betting underdog
- Cleveland Cavaliers are 6-10-0 ATS in their last 16 games
- The Over has cashed in 6 of the last 8 meetings
Head To Head
- Miami Heat lead the all-time series 80-53
- Cleveland Cavaliers won 112-107 when the two teams last met on March 5
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Miami went 37-45 in the regular season and successfully navigated the Play-In Tournament to make it to the playoffs.
The Heat cost themselves home court advantage in the first round of the Play-In as they lost four times in their final six regular season games.
That rough run began with a 110-108 defeat at home to Memphis, and they then sandwiched a 117-105 win over Philadelphia with a 121-115 overtime loss to Milwaukee and a 119-111 defeat in Chicago.
Miami rebounded from the loss to the Bulls with a 153-104 blowout of New Orleans, only to close out the regular season with a 119-118 loss to Washington.
The Heat bounced back in the Play-In though, heading out on the road to beat Chicago 109-90 and Atlanta 123-114 in overtime to set up this meeting with the Cavaliers.
Cleveland Cavaliers Form
Cleveland booked their trip to the postseason by putting together a 64-18 regular-season record to finish atop the Eastern Conference.
The Cavaliers come into this series on a mixed run of form, having won eight of their final 12 games but just two of the last five.
They put together a couple of three-game win streaks to start this sequence, before cooling off following a 120-113 defeat to Sacramento.
Cleveland rebounded with a 135-113 victory over Chicago, only to then suffer a 114-112 defeat when the visited Indiana.
The Cavaliers responded with a 108-102 win in New York, but closed out the regular season with a 126-118 double overtime defeat to Indiana.
Verdict
Cleveland are the better team, but this is a lot of points for a team that has not played meaningful minutes for a while.
Miami are covering consistently, especially in the role of underdog, so give us the Heat and the free buckets.
Miami are covering consistently, especially in the role of underdog, so give us the Heat and the free buckets.
Miami +12.5
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